Letters to the Editor

Unfortunately we are seeing some very evil things coming about these days.

When Christians and Muslims and Hindus and various other religions were routed from their homes and driven from their towns very little was said about it during the War in Kuwait, also known as the First Iraq War (Operation Desert Storm), the War in Afghanistan and the Second Iraq War.

President Obama reportedly voted for war as senator with a heavy heart and part of his patter when running for President was to end the wars. After many years he said he did it. We still occupy Afghanistan and have troops in Iraq so that’s a little weird. He also sent additional troops there, but is calling them “advisors” as if we didn’t remember Vietnam.

He has decided to “save” some Yezidi Kurds. Make no mistake about it. Their worship of the “Peacock Angel” is worship of what both the Muslims and Christians call “Satan.” It is a religion bound up with destruction.

Our President rushes to their defense without a plan for resolution. Without ever having recognized these people before. Why?

The people attacking them are close to taking the northern oil fields in Iraq. The northern fields are as rich as those in the south.

I object to the premise that bureaucrats need to be armed, especially with firepower that exceeds common reason. These untrained personnel have not been trained nor authorized to use weapons against the citizens of this state.

Even worse, is that bureaucrats are beholden to special interest groups that seek to criminalize the rights of the general public.

This smacks of the Nazi regime of the 1930s. History is repeating itself. And not in a good way.

Pointing out the foibles of politicians is akin to a perceived anarchy. We, as a free people, need to expose the abuses of those currently sitting in power. Of course, standing up for one’s right will ultimately incur the wrath of paid-off judges and other politicos who have been bought and paid for by corporate interests.

Just look at the financial backing of those running for office in this election cycle. Follow the money, then ask who benefits from the financial contributions.

Randy Zeilinger

Garden City

Fact from fiction

A front-page story in the Detroit Free Press (Aug. 8) shows exactly why newspapers are just as relevant today as they have ever been. Diligent reporters digging and separating fact from BS.

This particular story concerned a decision handed down by the Michigan Supreme Court in July. The decision favored a tax appeal by an out-of-state corporation and according to the Treasury Department could cost us another $1.1 billion.

It seems in their haste to please their backers by doing away with the Michigan Business Tax, the Republican lawmakers screwed up so badly the court suggested they shot themselves in the foot.

It doesn’t take a genius to figure out why Lansing kept this under wraps since they were so busy hyping another corporate giveaway with Proposal 1, the Personal Property Tax, in the August primary. They sold the snake oil and the public bought it.

I hope you read the governor’s comments two days after the election. In an interview with the Free Press, Snyder said that now two dumb taxes (MBT and PPT) are dead. The death of the PPT “should” result in more jobs.

Didn’t all those glossy mailers and paid commercials say it will create up to 15,000 new jobs? Now it’s down to “should?”

If you would like to know where that $1.1 billion plus the cost of doing away with the PPT come from, wait until the lame-duck session after the November election and you’ll unfortunately find out.

James Huddleston

Canton

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